Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 10:59:18 -0400
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at mail.press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Culture hi, culture lo
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

It had a grittiness to it, a future that looked as if people really did =
live there.  It was a bizarre & delightful combination of PKD and noir.

All opinion is subjective, mine quite so.

mjw

>>> StrongL at MTMC.ARMY.MIL 05/20/02 10:54AM >>>
	O.K., Mike.  I'll rise to the bait.  Why is _Blade Runner_ still =
one
of the best SF films around?

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Walsh [mailto:MJW at mail.press.jhu.edu]
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 10:48 AM
To: WSFAlist at keithlynch.net
Subject: [WSFA] Culture hi, culture lo

The Turner exhibit at the Baltimore Museum of Art was quite nice. The =
roughs that Turner produced in watercolor are just incredible, and most of =
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the show was watercolor with some finished oils.  It's incredible what how =
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Turner did ocean water, sky, light, storms - just incredible.

As for Star Wars Numero Duece . . . it was ok.  Certainly better than =
Phantom Menace.  What makes the film more interesting is seeing how Lucas =
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is moving Anakin towars his "destiny", the use of various people, places & =
=
things that bring the story line ever closer to the first Star Wars flick.

However, unless Two Towers is a complete dud, I expect the Tolkien to be =
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the film to beat for next year's Hugo.  But I woyuld expect this Star Wars =
=
film to make the final ballot.

But Bladerunner is still one of the best SF films around . . . . just my =
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opinion.

mjw